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lso picked up a silver medal in Tempest at Montre
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NASSAU, Bahamas -- Returning to golf was always going to be an easier decision for Tiger Woods than knowing when to leave.One week in the Bahamas is not going to determine that.Woods turns 41 at the end of next month, and for the first time since he started this holiday tournament, he is the oldest player in the field. Age is not the issue, though. It never is in golf. One of the greatest aspects of this sport is that it can be played a few years short of forever.At the elite level, however, thats also its greatest burden.Golf rarely offers a graceful exit.While it didnt cross his mind Monday when Woods played nine holes with Derek Jeter in a breezy atmosphere punctuated by the occasional needle, it was a reminder of how difficult it will be for Woods to leave at the right time, on his own terms.Jeter knew when it was time to go, and his departure was right out of a movie script. He hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth in his final game at Yankee Stadium, and then he hit another RBI single in the final at-bat of his career and received a standing ovation at Fenway Park.Ted Williams hit a home run in his final at-bat. Peyton Manning walked off the field for the last time as a Super Bowl champion. Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his last game with the Los Angeles Lakers.What would be a comparable ending for Woods, or any golfer?I dont know, Woods said with emphasis on the final word. He paused for a brief moment before adding, You cant.Arnold Palmer had the tearful farewell from the U.S. Open at Oakmont in 1994, the grand crossing of the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews a year later, an entire week devoted to his departure at the Masters in 2004. His final time playing Bay Hill, he hit driver off the deck to the front of the 18th green and made par.But the King quit keeping score well before that. At the 2001 Pennsylvania Classic at Laurel Valley, the standard bearer removed his score from the sign and Palmer did not turn in a card (he would have shot 90).Gary Player played the Masters for the 52nd time at age 74.You would think that win a major and youre done, Woods said of the ideal exit from golf. But if you win a major, youre going to want to come back and play.Jack Nicklaus never won again after the 1986 Masters he won at age 46. He never missed a major as a pro until the 1998 British Open. Nicklaus played the Masters for the last time in 2005 without telling anyone -- he finished on the front nine because of rain delays.Still, he managed a memorable retirement that summer when he played a major for the last time at St. Andrews. While he missed the cut, Nicklaus birdied the final hole, raised his left arm in that pose made famous at the `86 Masters and said, I knew that hole would move wherever I hit it.Woods isnt ready to think about retirement or he would have left when he had the chance.If you love the game, you can keep coming back, Ernie Els said when assessing Woods return to golf. Otherwise, we can walk away. I have enough of everything. I can go do other stuff. But I still feel I can play decent golf, and I love it. If he has the desire -- and I think he does have the desire, otherwise I think he could have really walked away this time -- then you keep grinding and forget about how good you were. Its where you are now.Woods waited 15 months to heal. He has said his health is no longer an issue, and the final measure will be this week at the Hero World Challenge. His body has aged and his swing has changed. The golf landscape has become even more crowded with younger, disciplined players who grew up in awe of him. They work just as hard, hit the ball farther and make putts that Woods once did.Can he win again? Maybe not this week, but it would be foolish to count him out, majors included. All it takes is one week when everything goes right. That doesnt apply only to Woods; that has been proven with plenty of players over the years.Our sport, you see guys like Jim Furyk just shooting 58, hitting it as far as he does. You can play different ways and still win golf tournaments, Woods said. You cant do that in baseball, football, basketball, tennis. You have your window. And once you miss that window, youre done. Youre starting to see the end of Fed (Roger Federer), and its sad. We can see hes not quite the same. Same with Jetes (Jeter) after he broke his ankle.In golf, you can still have one or two great weeks a year and still win golf tournaments. 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THE 10 EVENTSMen (5): RS:X (windsurf), Laser (1-person dinghy), Finn (heavyweight 1-person dinghy), 470 (2-person dinghy), 49er (2-person skiff)Women (4): RS:X (windsurf), Laser Radial (1-person dinghy), 470 (2-person dinghy), 49er FX (2-person skiff)Mixed (1): Nacra 17 (2-person multihull)THE FORMATFor the Laser, Finn and 470 events, there are 10 regattas followed by 1 medal race.For the RS:X, 49er and Nacra 17 events, there are 12 regattas followed by 1 medal race.The winner of each regatta scores 1 point, 2nd place scores 2 points, etc. Each competitor has their worst result discarded after the first 10 or 12 regattas. The competitor with the fewest points after the medal race (which counts double) is declared the winner.MILESTONES1660The first regatta is held on the River Thames in England, from Greenwich to Gravesend, between boats belonging to the Duke of York and Charles II.1851The New York Yacht Club (NYYC), founded in 1844, sends a boat, America, to participate in the Royal Yacht Squadrons One Hundred Sovereign Cup. In the presence of Queen Victoria, America wins comfortably ahead of 15 English boats. The Cup is later donated to the NYYC and renamed the Americas Cup.1895-1898American Joshua Slocum becomes the first man to complete a solitary round-the-world crossing, unaided, in his sloop Spray.1896The planned sailing events at the first modern Games are cancelled due to bad weather.1900Sailing makes its Olympic debut in Paris. After a brief absence at the 1904 Games in St Louis, sailing becomes a permanent fixtture of the Olympic programme.dddddddddddd1947Americans Clark Mills and Major Clifford McKay develop the Optimist, a boat which opens up the sport to a wider population.1988The first women-only event, the 470, is introduced at the Games in Seoul (the event was previously mixed).2016Changes to the Olympic sailing programme. The 49er FX is introduced for women, as is the Nacra 17 mixed event, on a 2-person catamaran. The keelboat events for men (Star) and women (Elliot) are dropped.STARSPaul Elvstrom (Denmark)The pioneer. 4 consecutive Olympic gold medals, in Firefly (1948) and Finn (1952, 1956, 1960). A remarkable 8 Olympic appearances between 1948 and 1988. In 1984, at the age of 56, he finished 4th in Tornado with his daughter Trine. An 11-time world champion in 7 different types of boat.Valentin Mankin (USSR/Ukraine)The all-rounder. He remains the only sailor to have won 3 gold medals in 3 different classes. In 1968, he won the Olympic title in Finn, before taking gold in Tempest (1972) and Star (1980). He also picked up a silver medal in Tempest at Montreal 1976.Ben Ainslie (Great Britain)The greatest. 4 gold medals at consecutive Games between 2000 and 2012 (1 in Laser, 3 in Finn). He also took Olympic silver in Laser in 1996. A 10-time world champion, knighted in 2013, Sir Ben is also one of the rare Olympic champions to have won the Americas Cup (in 2013, with the boat Oracle Team USA). Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale NFL Camo Jerseys Wholesale NFL T-shirts Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China ' ' '
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